Beata Maria Helena Tyszkiewicz (born 14 August 1938) is a retired Polish actress and TV personality.

Career

Beata Tyszkiewicz has worked mostly on the big screen but acted in several French TV movies, becoming famous through her portrayal of distinguished ladies in costume dramas like '' The Doll'' by

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and ''

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. She has worked with leading directors such as

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and former husband

. Tyszkiewicz has appeared in more than a hundred films. Her debut was in ''

Zemsta ''Zemsta'' ''(Revenge)'' is a Polish comedy by Aleksander Fredro, a Polish poet, playwright and author active during Polish Romanticism in the period of partitions. ''Zemsta'' belongs to the canon of Polish literature. It is a play in four acts ...

'' in 1956. In 1968 she was cast in '' The Doll'', directed by

. ''The Doll'' was adapted from the Polish novel, ''Lalka'' by Boleslaw Prus. In 1971 she was a member of the jury at the

7th Moscow International Film Festival The 7th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 July to 3 August 1971. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian film ''Confessions of a Police Captain'' directed by Damiano Damiani, the Japanese film ''Live Today, Die Tomorrow! ...

. In 1995 she was awarded with an Honorable Diploma at the

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. In 1997 she was a member of the jury at the

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. She was a jury member on

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''). In May 2017, she had a massive

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. Soon after, she withdrew from public life.

Personal life

Tyszkiewicz is sometimes referred to as the ''First lady of Polish cinematography'', because of her aristocratic roots. Her father was a

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(in Polish Hrabia) Krzysztof Maria Tyszkiewicz and her mother was Barbara Rechowicz of the

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. Divorced three times. In the years 1967–1969 she was the wife of Andrzej Wajda. She was also the wife of Witold Orzechowski and Jacek Padlewski. She has two daughters.Filmpolski website (Polish)
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Filmography

* ''Zemsta'' (1956) * ''Wspólny pokój'' (1959) * ''Szklana góra'' (1960) * '' Dziś w nocy umrze miasto'' (1961) * ''Historia żółtej ciżemki'' (1961) * ''Odwiedziny prezydenta'' (1961) * ''Samson'' (1961) * ''Zaduszki'' (1961) * '' Czarne skrzydła'' (1962) * ''Naprawdę wczoraj'' (1963) * ''Skąpani w ogniu'' (1963) * ''Yokmok'' (1963) * '' Pierwszy dzień wolności'' (1964) * '' Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie'' (1964) * ''Spotkanie ze szpiegiem'' (1964) * '' Popioły'' (1965) * ''Marysia i Napoleon'' (1966) * ''Pieśń triumfującej miłości'' (1967) * ''Hasło Korn'' (1968) * '' Lalka'' (1968) * ''

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'' (''De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen'') (1968) * ''

Stawka większa niż życie ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (''More Than Life at Stake'', ''Stakes Larger Than Life'' or ''Playing for High Stakes'') was a Polish black and white TV series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent in Soviet service, captain Hans Kloss (r ...

'' (1968) * '' Everything for Sale'' (''Wszystko na sprzedaż'') (1968) * ''Dworianskoje gniezdo'' (1969) * ''Książę sezonu'' (1970) * ''Wielka miłość Balzaka'' (1973) * ''

Elective Affinities ''Elective Affinities'' (German: ''Die Wahlverwandtschaften''), also translated under the title ''Kindred by Choice'', is the third novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1809. Situated around the city of Weimar, the book relates the ...

'' (''Die Wahlverwandtschaften'') (1974) * ''Dom moich synów'' (1975) * ''Jej powrót'' (1975) * '' Nights and Days'' (Noce i Dnie) (1975) * ''Wieczór u Abdona'' (1975) * ''Polskie drogi'' (1976) * ''Noce i dnie'' (serial TV, 1977) * ''Schach von wuthenow'' (1977) * ''Tańczący jastrząb'' (1977) * ''Sowizdrzał świętokrzyski'' (1978) * ''Niewdzięczność'' (1979) * ''Po drodze'' (1979) * ''Don Juan, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 78'' (1980) * ' (1980) * ''Mniejsze niebo'' (1980) * ''Najdłuższa wojna nowoczesnej Europy'' (1981) * ''W obronie własnej'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1983) * ''Synteza'' (1983) * ''Les cinq dernieres minutes'' (1983) * ''Jewropejskaja istorija'' (1984) * ''Louisiana'' (1984) * ''Przyspieszenie'' (1984) * ''Vabank II czyli riposta'' (1984) * ''W starym dworku czyli niepodległość trójkątów'' (1984) * ''Les cerfs-volants'' (1984) * ''Sezon na bażanty'' (1985) * ''Ein zimmer mit landschaft'' (1985) * ''Alles auf pique dame'' (1986) * ''Komediantka'' (1986) * ''Bernadette'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''Komediantka'' (serial TV, 1987) * ''Moselbruck'' (1987) * ''Śmieciarz'' (1987) * ''Usmev diabla'' (1987) * ''Deux'' (1988) * ''Dom na głowie'' (1990) * ''Rosamunde'' (1990) * ''Śmierć dziecioroba'' (1990) * ''30 door key'' (1991) * '' V.I.P.'' (1991) * ' (1992) * ''Piękna nieznajoma'' (1992) * '' La petite apocalypse'' (1992) * ''Le violeur impuni'' (1992) * ''Dinozavris kwertski'' (1993) * ''Dwa księżyce'' (1993) * ''Panna z mokrą głową'' (1994) * ''Panna z mokrą głową'' (serial TV, 1994) * ''Awantura o Basię'' (serial TV, 1996) * ''Dzień wielkiej ryby'' (1996) * ''Ekstradycja 2'' (1996) * ''Germans'' (1996) * ''Bride of war'' (1997) * ''Sława i chwała'' (1997) * ''13 posterunek'' (1998) * ''Ekstradycja 3'' (1998) * ''Złoto dezerterów'' (1998) * ''Krugerandy'' (1999) * ''Trędowata'' (''telenowela'', 1999) * ''W awguste 44.'' (1999) * ''Anna Karenina'' (2000) * ''Duża przerwa'' (2000) * ''Izabela'' (2000) * ''Zakochani'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Paradox Lake'' (2002) * ''Lokatorzy'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''Plebania'' (2004–2005) * '' Magda M.'' (2006–2007) * ''Ryś'' (2007) * ''Nie kłam kochanie'' (2008) * ''Teraz albo nigdy!'' (2008) * ''Zamiana'' (2009) * ''Niania'' (serial TV, 2009) * ''Listy do M.'' (2011) * ''Sprawiedliwy'' (2015) * ''Studniówka'' (2018)

References

External links

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